The Copyright Royalty Board is a three-member panel appointed by the Librarian of Congress to adjust terms and rates of royalty payments.
No. Titanic had wealthy passengers but no royalty.
No. However, since copyright protection is automatic when an original work is fixed in a tangible medium, someone has the rights, and anyone else needs a license.
"Copyright Law of the United States" (Title 17 of the United States Code). TDigital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004The Intellectual Property Protection and Courts Amendments Act of 2004
the royalty of Europe - England on indoor courts - a solid board (no net) and solid board raquets
Some sites for stock images are www.shutterstock.com, www.dreamstime.com, Royalty-Free, www.jupiterimages.com, and www.fotosearch.com. Be sure to always check the copyright details on any site, just in case.
You can browse royalty free music on YouTube Audio Library and Vimeo Music Store. They offer some "free" royalty free music and some paid. If you need batch royalty free music for your project then I suggest AudioBlocks. You can learn more about royalty free music here: valoso.com/blog/what-video-makers-need-to-know-about-using-royalty-free-music/ audioluck.com
Probably not as the lyrics will be copyrighted. You will need the permission of the copyright owner and may have to pay a royalty.
If the payment is for a per use basis then it would be called a royalty. If it is a flat rate then it would be a licensing fee.
Royalty free cartoon images are best found at your local library. The staff there will have a firm understanding of copyright issues and will be able to advise you on "Fair Use", also all cartoons produced over 75 years ago are royalty free.
I have acted and been the treasurer in community theatre. The company that puts on the show pays a royalty to the copyright holder or their agent. To take photos requires the permission of the copyright holder. So the answer is "No!"
There are web sites that host royalty free images but these are still the subject of copyright. In fact, every image is copyright protected unless the owner of the copyright releases all claim to the copyright and makes the image freely available in the public domain. A search of public domain images may prove fruitful.
The Simon Stokes song is administered by The Royalty Network, and the short story collection by Kevin Wilkey is administered by Prisma Print.